Posted on September 25, 2018
by Christine
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On a dark forest floor, this mushroom was found. Almost comical upon first glance, as it is the size of a basketball… hence the name giant. These puffballs can grow full size overnight. And my National Audubon Society Mushroom Field Guide states that an…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, nature, sketch book, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, hiking, mushrooms, nature, painting, puffball, puffball sketch, sketch, sketchbook, watercolor
Posted on May 27, 2017
by Christine
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I have a choice. I can let worry hijack my thoughts or I can just say, no, to them. It’s an epiphany. What I find helpful is to journal about the worry and or anxiety, let it all out. And by journaling, I mean…
Category: art, Artwork, God, nature, Paint His Love, sketchbook, watercolor painting, watercolor sketchingTags: art, Artwork, God, hiking, Jesus, journal, mushrooms, nature, worry
Posted on August 12, 2011
by Christine
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flora and fauna lake katherine sketch Do you want to go on a virtual field trip with me to Lake Katherine?!? Fascinating nature is ooozing from every corner this time of year and we’re loving every inch of it! First, we’ll start in the garden. Black-eyed Susans,…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, butterfly, Chicago, hiking, moth, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, swan, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: Artwork, Christine Kane Art, ckane, clearwing hummingbird moth, hiking and sketching, lake katherine, milkweed tussock moth caterpillar, mushrooms, sketchbook, sketching, swan, tiger swallow butterfly, watercolor sketch
Posted on June 27, 2010
by Christine
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Journal entry: 6-16-2010 85°F mostly sunny, light breeze Country Lane Woods, Cook County Forest Preserves Zone 6 The mosquitoes are vicious this afternoon. Humid wet conditions make them happy. I will put up with them for a little while and render my payment, a…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbookTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, country lane woods, hiking, journal, mushrooms, sketchbook, watercolor mushroom, woodland mushrooms
Posted on December 3, 2009
by Christine
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Just look at the beautiful specimen I found while hiking last Sunday! I always like to note what the weather conditions are because I think it is so vital to what you encounter in the woods. While I was hiking it was 41°F, raining…
Category: art, Artwork, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, weatherTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, earthball, how to paint mushrooms, lichen, lichen sketch, moss, moss sketch, mushrooms, mushrooms of the forest, mushrooms on bark, puffball, puffball sketch, sketchbook, spores, watercolor mushroom
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